Horseman (2003)

Original title

Konjanik

Directed by

Branko Ivanda

Genre

drama film

Country

Croatia

Runtime

2h 16m

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 7 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Set in the early 1700s along the border between Bosnia and Dalmatia, the film follows Petar Revač, a Croatian man caught between the Ottoman Empire and the Republic of Venice. He struggles to navigate the conflicts of two empires and two faiths, Catholicism and Islam.

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What happens

Horseman (Croatian: Konjanik) is a 2003 Croatian film directed by Branko Ivanda. It is based on Ivan Aralica's 1971 novel of the same name. The movie takes place in the early 18th century on the borders between the regions of Bosnia and Dalmatia, the crossroads of the Ottoman Empire and the Republic of Venice. It deals with issues relating to the region's native Croats as they struggle to live between two empires and two faiths: Catholicism and Islam. The film's main character Petar Revač, was played by Nikša Kušelj. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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